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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Fibrillation - Diagnosis ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... withdrawal ("holiday heart ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Cardiac #Heart #Tumors #Masses #Differential #Classification
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #Heart ... Tumors #Masses #Differential
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... myocarditis • AFib ... Nonstructural Heart ... #WCT #cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Migraine Cardiac ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Acute Heart Failure ... Exacerbation - Diagnostic ... JVD • S3 • AFib ... Examination #chf #cardiology ... #physicalexam #diagnosis
The HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the ED

Calculate the HEART Score @ https://www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events

#Diagnosis #Management
The HEART Score ... for Chest Pain Patients ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEARTScore
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute heart ... impairment - Cardiac ... #Failure #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Heart Sounds
#Heart Murmurs #Heart Sounds #Algorithm #Heart #Murmurs #cardiology #diagnosis #differential
Heart Sounds #Heart ... Murmurs #Heart ... Sounds #Algorithm #Heart ... #Murmurs #cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... intolerance • Chest ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
HEART Score allows us to risk stratify low risk chest pain patients and get them out
HEART Score allows ... stratify low risk chest ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HEART #Score #